From: "James M. Lawrence" <redmine@...>
Date: 2009-01-29T10:49:14+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:21650] [Bug #907] Various system() and backticks problems on Windows

Issue #907 has been updated by James M. Lawrence.


Nobu wrote:
> > > Many of built-in shell commands of Unix also exist as an
> > > independent file. e.g., /bin/echo, /bin/test, /bin/[ and so on,
> > > but not on Windows.
> > 
> > So the reason is Unix emulation on mingw32/mswin32?
> 
> No, of course.  Such basic commands are built in the shell on
> Windows, just I meant.

If you were not answering my question, then what is the answer?  Why
does ruby support system("built-in-shell-command", "1") for this one
case of Windows + cmd.exe?

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